Ice isn't slippery because it melts into water—it's actually because friction creates a weird heat that bypasses melting altogether.
Paradigm Challenge arxiv | Mar 13
We made a special "tape" that can stick wireless power to a wall and guide it around so the signal doesn't just fade away.
Practical Magic arxiv | Mar 13
Quantum physics might only exist because the universe is literally incapable of telling if two things are exactly the same.
Paradigm Challenge arxiv | Mar 13
We used a quantum computer to create a "chimera" where half the system is perfectly in sync and the other half is pure chaos.
Nature Is Weird arxiv | Mar 13
Most of the water dropped by firefighting planes never actually hits the fire—it just turns into mist or evaporates before it gets there.
Practical Magic arxiv | Mar 13
We just did the first human medical scan using magnetic particles—it’s like an X-ray but without any of the scary radiation.
First Ever arxiv | Mar 13
The whole "15-minute city" dream where everything is a short walk away is actually mathematically impossible for most big cities.
Paradigm Challenge arxiv | Mar 13
We watched sticky liquid droplets spontaneously twist themselves into double-helices that look exactly like DNA.
Nature Is Weird arxiv | Mar 13
A messy soup of proteins just organized itself into a "crystal" that literally beats in time like a heart.
Nature Is Weird arxiv | Mar 13
It turns out quantum computers might not actually be any faster than your laptop at figuring out how air and water move.
Paradigm Challenge arxiv | Mar 13
If you hit a common crystal with a laser while squeezing it, you can find a "hidden" state of matter that breaks all the normal rules.
Nature Is Weird arxiv | Mar 13